2021 LSU Tigers baseball team

The 2021 LSU Tigers baseball team represented Louisiana State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.

Previous season The Tigers started the season 12–5, however the season was suspended and ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tigers had not yet begun SEC play. As a result, two seniors–Matthew Beck and Aaron George–were given an extra year of eligibility. In the 2019 season, the Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.

Preseason

SEC Coaches poll The SEC coaches poll was released on February 11, 2021 with the Tigers predicted to finish fourth in the Western Division.

Media poll (West) 1 Ole Miss 78 (7) 2 Mississippi State 73 (3) 3 Arkansas 72 (2) 4 LSU 63 (2) 5 Texas A&M 36 6 Auburn 32 7 Alabama 31

Preseason All-SEC teams

First Team Devin Fontenot – Pitcher

Second Team Cade Beloso – Outfielder Reference:

Personnel

Roster 2021 LSU Tigers roster Pitchers 0 - Jaden Hill – Junior 8 - Matthew Beck – Graduate Student 9 - Ty Floyd – Freshman 11 - Landon Marceaux – Junior 26 - AJ Labas – Junior 28 - Devin Fontenot – Senior 29 - Theo Millas – Freshman 30 - Trent Vietmeier – Senior 32 - Aaron George – Graduate Student 33 - Michael Fowler – Freshman 37 - Brandon Kaminer – Senior 38 - Zachary Murray – Freshman 41 - Brooks Rice – Freshman 43 - Garrett Edwards – Freshman 44 - Blake Money – Freshman 46 - Alex Brady – Sophomore 47 - Jacob Hasty – Sophomore 48 - Will Hellmers – Freshman 49 - Javen Coleman – Freshman 52 - Ma'Khail Hilliard – Senior Catchers 20 - Alex Milazzo – Sophomore 25 - Hayden Travinski – Sophomore 27 - Jake Wyeth – Junior 45 - Braden Doughty – Senior

Infielders 2 - Zach Arnold – Sophomore 4 - Cade Doughty – Freshman 13 - Jordan Thompson – Freshman 16 - Collier Cranford – Sophomore 18 - Trey Morgan – Freshman Outfielders 7 - Giovanni Digiacomo – Junior 10 - Brody Drost – Freshman 14 - Maurice Hampton Jr. – Sophomore 22 - Mitchell Sanford – Sophomore

Utility 3 - Dylan Crews (INF/OF) – Freshman 5 - Drew Bianco (INF/OF) – Sophomore 17 - Will Safford (INF/OF) – Freshman 24 - Cade Beloso (OF/1B) – Junior 

Coaching staff 2021 lsu tigers coaching staff Name Position Paul Mainieri Head coach Alan Dunn Associate head coach Nolan Cain Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator Eddie Smith Hitting Coach Nate Fury Director of Baseball Operations Travis Roy Strength and conditioning coordinator Jamie Tutko Director of Video and Scouting Hunter Kiel Undergraduate assistant coach Cory Couture Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Schedule and results

2021 LSU Tigers baseball game log Regular season (34–21) February (6–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 20 No. 12 Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 6–1 Hill (1–0) Fairburn Jr. (0–1) None SECN+ 2,667 1–0 February 21 Air Force No. 12 Alex Box Stadium L 5–6 Martinez III (1–0) Floyd (0–1) Skenes (1) SECN+ 2,572 1–1 February 22 Louisiana Tech No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 16–7 Coleman (1–0) Follis (0–1) None SECN+ 2,059 2–1 February 24 at Louisiana No. 11 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkLafayette, LA W 11–2 Hellmers (1–0) Cooke (0–2) None ESPN+ 1,183 3–1 February 26 Youngstown State No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 6–2 Hill (2–0) Clark (0–2) Fontenot (1) SECN+ 2,251 4–1 Youngstown State No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 5–3 Brady (1–0) Clift Jr. (0–1) None SECN+ 2,578 5–1 No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 14–0 Marceaux (1–0) Theriot (0–1) None SECN+ 3,003 6–1 March (11–7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Nicholls No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 5–4 Fontenot (1–0) Taylor (0–2) None SECN+ 1,902 7–1 Southern No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 16–1 Hellmers (2–0) Smith (0–1) None SECN+ 1,873 8–1 March 5 No. 11 Alex Box Stadium L 7–22 Kowalski (1–0) Hill (2–1) None SECN+ 2,013 8–2 March 6 Oral Roberts No. 11 Alex Box Stadium W 12–0 Marceaux (2–0) Coffey (1–1) None SECN+ 3,152 9–2 March 7 Oral Roberts No. 11 Alex Box Stadium L 1–3 Scoggins (1–1) Hellmers (2–1) Pierce (1) SECN+ 2,954 9–3 March 9 No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 10–4 Hilliard (1–0) Beck (0–1) None SECN+ 1,810 10–3 March 10 at New Orleans No. 21 Maestri Field at Privateer ParkNew Orleans, LA W 5–0 Hellmers (3–1) Lamkin (0–1) None SECN+ N/A 11–3 March 12 UTSA No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 3–1 Hilliard (2–0) Mason (1–2) Edwards (1) SECN+ 3,164 12–3 March 13 UTSA No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 10–913 Money (1–0) Chomko (0–1) None SECN 3,861 13–3 March 14 UTSA No. 21 Alex Box Stadium W 13–1211 Millas (1–0) Ward (0–2) None SECN+ 3,186 14–3 March 16 Southeastern No. 19 Alex Box Stadium W 10–7 Hellmers (4–1) Batty (0–1) Edwards (2) SECN+ 3,906 15–3 March 19 No. 3 Mississippi State No. 19 Alex Box Stadium L 0–3 MacLeod (2–1) Hill (2–2) Smith (1) SECN 5,013 15–4 0–1March 20 No. 3 Mississippi State No. 19 Alex Box Stadium L 1–6 Bednar (1–0) Marceaux (2–1) Sims (2) SECN+ 5,031 15–5 0–2March 21 No. 3 Mississippi State No. 19 Alex Box Stadium W 8–3 Labas (1–0) Fristoe (2–1) Fontenot (2) SECN+ 4,603 16–5 1–2March 26 at No. 12 Tennessee No. 22 Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN L 1–3 Dallas (4–0) Marceaux (2–2) Hunley (2) SECN+ 1,384 16–6 1–3March 27 at No. 12 Tennessee No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 8–911 Hunley (3–0) Fontenot (1–1) None SECN+ 1,067 16–7 1–4March 28 at No. 12 Tennessee No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 2–38 Hunley (4–0) Edwards (0–1) None SECN+ 1,238 16–8 1–5March 30 South Alabama Alex Box Stadium W 11–1 Hellmers (5–1) Lehrmann (1–2) None SECN+ 3,431 17–8 April (8–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 No. 1 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium L 1–13 Rocker (7–0) Marceaux (2–3) Hliboki (2) SECN+ 4,619 17–9 1–6April 2 No. 1 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium L 2–11 Leiter (7–0) Hill (2–3) Maldonado (2) ESPNU 4,904 17–10 1–7April 3 No. 1 Vanderbilt Alex Box Stadium L 4–5 Smith (1–0) Edwards (0–2) Murphy (5) SECN+ 4,314 17–11 1–8April 6 McNeese State Alex Box Stadium W 14–1 Edwards (1–2) Vega (0–3) None SECN+ 3,606 18–11 April 9 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, KY W 15–2 Marceaux (3–3) Stupp (3–2) None SECN+ 1,781 19–11 2–8April 10 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park W 8–6 Labas (2–0) Hagenow (1–2) Edwards (3) SECN 1,041 20–11 3–8April 11 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 4–13 Lee (3–2) Money (1–1) None SECN+ 1,216 20–12 3–9April 15 No. 11 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium W 5–1 Marceaux (4–3) Farr (2–3) None ESPNU 3,747 21–12 4–9April 16 No. 11 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium L 2–47 Peters (3–1) Fontenot (1–2) Kerry (3) SECN+ 4,282 21–13 4–10April 17 No. 11 South Carolina Alex Box Stadium L 0–97 Sanders (6–1) Money (1–2) None SECN+ 4,438 21–14 4–11April 20 Louisiana-Monroe Alex Box Stadium W 5–0 Hellmers (6–1) Lien (3–2) None SECN+ 3,503 22–14 April 22 at No. 6 Ole Miss Swayze FieldOxford, MS W 5–4 Edwards (2–2) Broadway (3–1) Fontenot (3) ESPNU 9,035 23–14 5–11April 23 at No. 6 Ole Miss Swayze Field W 7–2 Labas (3–0) Nikhazy (4–2) None SECN+ 11,788 24–14 6–11April 24 at No. 6 Ole Miss Swayze Field L 9–10 Broadway (4–1) Floyd (0–2) None SECN+ 11,653 24–15 6–12April 27 Alex Box Stadium W 7–0 Hilliard (3–0) Valerio (3–2) None SECN+ 1,786 25–15 April 30 No. 1 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium L 0–7 Wicklander (3–1) Marceaux (4–4) Kopps (6) SECN 6,331 25–16 6–13 May (9–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 No. 1 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium L 10–17 Costeiu (6–1)) Labas (3–1) None SECN+ 5,308 25–17 6–14May 2 No. 1 Arkansas Alex Box Stadium W 5–4 Hilliard (4–0) Lockhart (1–2) None SECN+ 7,036 26–17 7–14May 4 Southern Alex Box Stadium W 10–2 Coleman (2–0) Davis (0–4) None SECN+ 2,088 27–17 May 6 at Auburn Plainsman ParkAuburn, AL W 8–3 Marceaux (5–4) Owen (1–4) Edwards (4) ESPNU 1,511 28–17 8–14May 7 at Auburn Plainsman Park W 9–6 Fontenot (2–2) Glavine (1–2) None SECN 1,305 29–17 9–14May 8 at Auburn Plainsman Park L 1–2 Skipper (1–2) Hasty (0–1) None SECN+ 1,775 29–18 9–15May 11 No. 14 Louisiana Tech Alex Box Stadium W 16–87 Fowler (1–0) Tomkins (2–2) None SECN+ 4,068 30–18 May 14 Alabama Alex Box Stadium W 2–1 Marceaux (6–4) Ras (6–3) Fontenot (4) SECN+ 6,946 31–18 10–15May 15 Alabama Alex Box Stadium L 5–6 Shamblin (4–2) Labas (3–2) Lee (7) SECN 6,912 31–19 10–16May 16 Alabama Alex Box Stadium W 13–5 Hilliard (5–0) Prielipp (1–1) None SECN+ 6,791 32–19 11–16May 18 Northwestern State Alex Box Stadium L 3–7 Francis (1–0) Hellmers (6–2) Brown (6) SECN+ 3,274 32–20 May 20 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell ParkCollege Station, TX L 1–2 Saenz (6–6) Coleman (2–1) Jozwiak (8) ESPNU 1,586 32–21 11–17May 21 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park W 12–613 Fontenot (3–2) Jozwiak (2–4) None SECN+ 2,123 33–21 12–17May 22 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park W 8–2 Hilliard (6–0) Weber (1–3) None SECN+ 1,693 34–21 13–17 Postseason (4–4) (0–1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record May 25 vs. (8) Georgia (9) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL L 1–4 Woods (4–1) Marceaux (6–5) Gowen (1) SECN 7,750 34–22 0–1 (4–1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 4 (2) No. 25 Gonzaga (3) PK ParkEugene, OR L 0–3 Jacob (8–1) Marceaux (6–6) None ESPNU 34–23 0–1June 5 (4) Central Connecticut State (3) PK Park W 6–510 Fontenot (4–2) Neuman (5–1) None SECN 35–23 1–1June 6 (2) No. 25 Gonzaga (3) PK Park W 9–4 Labas (4–2) Gomez (5–4) None SECN 36–23 2–1June 6 (1) No. 10 Oregon (3) PK Park W 4–1 Coleman (3–1) Walker (6–3) Fontenot (5) ESPN3 37–23 3–1June 7 (1) No. 10 Oregon (3) PK Park W 9–8 Marceaux (7–6) Somers (2–2) None ESPN2 1,640 38–23 4–1 (0–2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 12 No. 2 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN L 2–4 Dallas (11–1) Coleman (3–2) Hunley (9) ESPN2 4,283 38–24 4–3 June 13 No. 2 Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 6–15 Tidwell (10–3) Marceaux (7–7) None ESPN2/ESPNU 4,283 38–25 4–4 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Cancelled/SuspendedBold = LSU team member Schedule source: *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Conference matrix

Rankings

2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB team Jaden Hill RHP 2 44 Colorado Rockies Landon Marceaux RHP 3 80 Los Angeles Angels

References